Local List Glossary

 When is this required?

• Development proposals which fall within Schedule 1 or 2 of the The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.

What information is required?

The assessment must include sufficient information to ensure that decisions can be made in full knowledge of any likely significant effects on the environment. Regulation 18 (3) and (4) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 identifies what must be included within the Environmental Statement.

The assessment should be prepared by an appropriately qualified person; a statement of relevant expertise or qualifications should accompany the assessment.

A written request can be made to the local planning authority to provide a "screening opinion" (i.e. to determine whether an Environmental Impact Assessment is required) and a "scoping opinion" (the scope of the Environmental Impact Assessment), prior to the submission of a planning application.

Relevant policy and reason for the document:

North Devon and Torridge Local Plan 2011-2031: http://consult.torridge.gov.uk/portal/planning/localplan/adoption/

North Devon and Torridge Local Plan, Policy ST14: Enhancing Environmental Assets

National Planning Policy Framework - paragraph 43

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017

Further information sources:

Planning Practice Guidance: Paragraph: 003 Reference ID: 4-003-20170728: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/environmental-impact-assessment#the-purpose-of-environmental-impact-assessment

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 Schedule 1 and 2: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/571/schedule/1/made and http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/571/schedule/2/made

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, Regulation 18: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/571/regulation/18/made